The Battle of Groton Heights - A Story of the Storming of Fort Griswold and
Name/Title
The Battle of Groton Heights - A Story of the Storming of Fort Griswold and the Burning of New London on the Sixth of September, 1781
Entry/Object ID
2015.1.0076
Scope and Content
Paper - Blue Cover with black and white engravings and text
forty-seven printed pages and twenty-eight pages with black and white engravings of historic homes and monuments.
Back cover with small black and white engraving. 1926 edition.
The Battle of Groton Heights - A Story of the Storming of Fort Griswold and the Burning of New London on the Sixth of September, 1781 Containing also "The Narrative of Rufus Avery" from the original manuscript and statement of Avery Downer, M.D. together with bigraphical sketches of Col. William Ledyard and Mother Bailey
Including a poem by Leonard Woolsey Bacon delivered on the Centennial Anniversary of the Battle of Groton Heights, Sept.6, 1881.
Collection
James L. Streeter Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2015.1
Source or Donor
Mr. James L. Streeter
Acquisition Method
Donation
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
History
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Literary Works
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Battle of Groton Heights, Cemeteries, Historic Sites, Military, Tourists & Tourism, Bailey, Anna Warner, Bank Square, Battle of Groton Heights, Bill Memorial Library, Fort Griswold, Fort Trumbull, Groton Bank, Groton Cemetery Association, Groton Heights, Ledyard, William Col., Odd Fellows Home, Fort--Griswold
Archive Details
Creator
Rufus Avery, Avery Downer, M.D. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, Burnham, H. E. Rev.
Date(s) of Creation
1926
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/Fading:
Holes: Staples removed
Stains: Rust marks from staples
Other: Pencil checks on pages ten, eleven and twelve.
Cover page has a fold, inside page pulled away from seams.
Plastic clip
Primary Language
English
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: Earlier Publications: 1870 see Obj ID 2105.1.0144; Publication1891 Obj ID 2015.1.0111; Later Publication: see Publication 1907 - Obj ID 2015.1.0108; Publication 1914 - Obj ID 2015.1.0153; This Publication is 1926 - Obj ID 2015.1.0076
General Notes
Note
Status: Fair
Status By: Maureen A. McClellan
Status Date: 2016-04-11
